Lisa Downing - The Wisdom of My Shadow (2016)

Lisa Downing is a two-time EMMY® Award nominee. Her collection of original solo piano compositions are fiercely impassioned, while the meaning of each piece remains clear and accessible. Lisa’s works might be classified as New Age, but they more accurately belong in a yet unnamed genre that would be a fusion of multiple musical categories.

Lisa’s unique style could be compared with Liz Story, Peter Kater, David Lanz or George Winston, but experiencing her creations will certainly draw you into uncharted musical territories. Her musical creations paint a vastly imaginative landscape of powerful and mysterious energies drawn from her seemingly inexhaustible palate of musical creation.

Bill Binkelman of Zone Music Reporter writes, “…I have to admit to being won over by The Wisdom of My Shadow. Part of that is Downing's stunning display of technical artistry.” “The other factor that impressed me was how fearless she was from an emotional standpoint, willing to empty her veins onto the ivories…”

Candice Michele of Journeyscapes concurs that “Lisa seems to have poured her entire being into these compositions…Brilliant like the morning and evening star glowing in the distant horizon, The Wisdom of My Shadow is an ode to the feminine aspect of divinity.”

Dick Metcalf of Improvijazznation Magazine adds, The Wisdom of My Shadow “…cannot be lumped together with any particular style or genre…making it one of the most unique and satisfying albums you will ever purchase.”

Reviewer, Serge Kozlovsky explains, “Lisa Downing is a distinguished pianist. She undoubtedly has her unique style which goes beyond any particular genre and it incorporates many musical influences. I can call the music of Lisa Downing as boundless creativity of awakened soul.”

01. Forbidden Dance
02. Tragic Dream
03. Black Wedding
04. Mischief
05. Mad World
06. Postludium
07. Cloudwalker
08. The Torii Gates
09. Harlem Nocturne
10. One More Day
11. Moonrise
12. Sad Lisa
13. The Dragon Within
14. Diaphanous Breeze